01-05-2015, 11:53 PM
I don't have a lot of experience a FG, but we did get out for lake trout last year. The ice was a bit thin for my taste, and we couldn't get out to the deep water.
We fished near buck board in about 30-35 feet deep. We picked up 5 "small" lakers (all in the 2-3 pound range and very very tasty) and also 5 burbot all in the 3-4 pound range. That was my first burbot ever and though it didn't fight to much, that is one tasty freaking fish.
We didn't fish at night, so I felt really good about picking up 5 burbot at mid day.
Good luck, I hope you can pick up a few nice ones.
For anyone that wants it, here is a link to an Alaska game and fish guide on how to fillet a burbot. It worked really well and goes slow enough to show you in detail.
[url "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zWORf4OEVE"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zWORf4OEVE[/url]
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We fished near buck board in about 30-35 feet deep. We picked up 5 "small" lakers (all in the 2-3 pound range and very very tasty) and also 5 burbot all in the 3-4 pound range. That was my first burbot ever and though it didn't fight to much, that is one tasty freaking fish.
We didn't fish at night, so I felt really good about picking up 5 burbot at mid day.
Good luck, I hope you can pick up a few nice ones.
For anyone that wants it, here is a link to an Alaska game and fish guide on how to fillet a burbot. It worked really well and goes slow enough to show you in detail.
[url "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zWORf4OEVE"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zWORf4OEVE[/url]
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